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Turkish company sets up Malaysia’s first weapons factory
Turkish weapons manufacturer Tisas Trabzon Silah Sanayi
(Tranzon Arms Industry Corporation) will set up a production and assembly...
Malaysia mulls producing super car with help from Turkey
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on his state visit in Turkey last week said that he plans...
Reports says Thailand has worst wealth distribution globally
Thailand has overtaken Russia and India as the most unequal country in the latest survey by Credit Suisse. Two years ago, Thailand ranked third...
European Union revokes preferential trade status for Cambodia
The European Union on the 12th annual EU-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit that took place in Brussels on October 18-19 temporarily revoked its...
Indonesian motorcycle maker to expand in ASEAN and to Turkey
PT.TVS Motor Company Indonesia, the Indonesian arm of Indian motorcycle maker TVS Motor Company, is looking at entering Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Turkey in...
Malaysia Airports takes majority of Turkish venture
Malaysia's largest airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. plans to take majority control of its venture which is operating Istanbul’s second-biggest airport, Sabiha Gokcen International...
Philippine stocks in huge plunge
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index has plunged 21 per cent since its peak in May 2013 as international investors pulled a net $955...
Vietnam to drop export duty on gold jewelry
The Vietnamese government is set to phase out export duties on gold jewelry from January 1 to boost sales amid low domestic demand. Presently,...
Singapore, Turkey close to free trade agreement
Turkey and Singapore are expected to formally announce the launch of negotiations for the signing of a free trade agreement that would make two...
Islamic finance goes West: How Brunei can participate
The 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) held in London on October 29 to 31 was the first ever such event in the non-Muslim...
Khazanah opens Istanbul office to invest in region
Khazanah Nasional Bhd on November 1 announced the opening of its fourth regional office, in Istanbul, to facilitate investments in Turkey and the region,...
How can Qatar beef up its appeal for foreign workers?
An easy question, it seems: Pay them a multiple of what they would earn at home. That’s true, but does only apply to highly-skilled...
Our series: Ethics in Business – Are we aware of the ‘Iagos’ in our midst?
A conversation with Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary-General
Abraaj cashes in on Thai IT investment
Dubai-based emerging market investor Abraaj Group has sold its stake in Thailand's IT company Unitrio to Japan's telecom major NTT, the company said in...
Turkish group to invest $2.5b in East Java
Turkey-based Hitay Investment Holdings plans to invest $2.5 billion in three geothermal power projects in East Java, Indonesia, local media reported.
The estimated power potential...
Barwa Real Estate building on high-potential assets
Inside Investor met up with Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz Turki Al Subaie, Group CEO of Doha-based Barwa Real Estate Group, one of Qatar's leading property developers, to ask what the company has in store for 2013 and the years to come.
Coke bottles sustainability with a lot of committments
One of the largest employers in the world, Coca-Cola, serves 300 million customers every day. Inside Investor asked Gürtay Kipcak, Director of Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group, to explain the giant company’s goals for 2020.
Thai food giant plans $2.5b expansion
Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods), Thailand's largest agro business conglomerate, has said it will spend 75 billion baht ($2.5 billion) to expand its domestic...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...